Wolf Pack: Invasion and Conquest by Rob Buckman

Author:Rob Buckman [Buckman, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Robert Buckingham
Published: 2018-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN: GIFT FROM HEAVEN

Decker took time during the day to have the flat armor sheets molded into body armor for each of the girls, and after a quick demonstration, they were all smiling. At least it would stop any human rounds. He fiddled around with the alien weapon, and using the desiccated claw hand got it to fire a couple of times. The results were impressive as the beam, or whatever came out of the business end of the weapon blasted a hole right through a concrete wall, but it wouldn’t fire after that. Decker thought it might be due to lack of power, and the output could be varied for different targets. At full power, it didn’t last long, but with no way to recharge the power pack, it was just a paperweight right now. All he could do was take it with him and hope the eggheads at ‘Norden’ could figure out how to recharge the power cell.

As it turned out, after seeing the inside of those containers, the whole Pack picked up their speed, and they made it to Weldon in four days instead of five. Decker took an extra day to rest and redistribute the loot they collected along the way, giving the bulk of it to Echo team to carry. He wanted his point and flankers to be as mobile as possible. They made the distance between Weldon and Onyx in one night, and due to the increased destroyer activities, they quickly went into hiding in the trees along the dry riverbed. The aliens were taking more interest in the small towns along the way, even going so far as to blow up a few of the more substantial brick and concrete buildings. Maybe they were making the assumption humans would take shelter in them instead of the flimsy wood frame buildings around them. They waited out the heat of the day the best they could, and conserved water as much as possible. Water was their biggest challenge, and the one major thing they had to find each day. It was impossible to carry all the water they needed, and relied mainly on their camel packs. Their next leg took them to Canebrake, and on this leg, Decker opt to move along the dry riverbed at night, and stay under the cover of the trees, as an extra precaution. All went well for an hour until his radio crackled to life.

“Alpha team to Pack leader.”

“Pack leader actual to Alpha team leader – go.”

“Not sure what’s up, but I’ve got firelight ahead.”

“You know the drill – go slow and investigate. I’m moving up to your position.”

“Ten-four Pack leader.”

With his helmet night-vision, he could move faster than the rest of the Pack, ordering them to take it slow and easy. By now the dogs where following his commands, and even slept beside his rack at night after they’d been out chasing and eating rabbits. Moving forward, he soon detected firelight dancing between the trees, and it

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